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Line 1: − The '''Sigynnae''' were according to [[Herodotus]], a ethnic group living predominantly north of the river [[Danube|Ister]], but could be found as far as the [[Eneti]] on the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] (regions of modern Venice). Today local variations of this name are still used though out these regions for [[Gypsies]]:+ − − * Bulgarian: циганин, tsiganin − * Romanian: țigan − * Serbian: циганин, ciganin − * Macedonian: циган, cigan − * Russian: цыганка, tsyganka − * Ukranian: циганка, tsyhanka − * Albanian: cigan − * Croatian: ciganka − * Czech: cikán − * Slovak: cikán − * Slovenian: ciganka − * Lithuanian: čigonas − * Latvian: čigāniete − * Turkish: Çingene − * German: Zigeuner (masculine) Zigeunerin (feminine) − * Polish: cygański − * Hugarian: cigány − * Italian: zingaro (masculine) zingara (feminine) − * Danish: sigøjner − * Norwegian: sigøyner − * Swedish: zigenare − * Fresian: sigeuner − * Dutch: zigeuner − * Portugese: cigano (masculine) cigana (feminine) − * Esperanto: cigano − − − [[Herodotus]] claimed that the '''Sigynnae''' said of themselves that there were colonists from [[Medes|Media]], noting that they did wear "Median dress". Yet throughout ancient [[Greece]] their name was interchangeable with "huckster" or "small trader"; while on [[Cyprus]] their name was used for "spears".<ref>[[Herodotus]], ''Histories'', 5.9</ref>
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